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A. Lack of insight - ANSWERWhich of the following findings on the mental status exam of a psychiatric patient is the strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions? A. Lack of insight B. Poor judgment C. Suicidal ideation D. Perceptual disturbances E. Abnormal thought content B...

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PRITE 2019 Correct Questions & Answers
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A. Lack of insight - ANSWERWhich of the following findings on the mental status exam of a
psychiatric patient is the strongest predictor of incapacity to make medical decisions?

A. Lack of insight

B. Poor judgment

C. Suicidal ideation

D. Perceptual disturbances

E. Abnormal thought content



B. Rare high penetrance - ANSWERPedigree-based approaches are most powerful for identifying
what type of gene variant?

A. Copy number

B. Rare high penetrance

C. Simple tandem repeat

D. Common low penetrance

E. Single nucleotide polymorphism



E. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - ANSWERRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the
treatment of unipolar depression targets which of the following brain regions?



A. Ventral striatum

B. Locus coeruleus

C. Periamygdaloid cortex

D. Medial temporal cortex

E. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

,D. Attentional bias toward potentially threatening stimuli - ANSWERWhich of the following cognitive
responses to environmental stimuli has been found to be more characteristic of patients with anxiety
disorders when compared to patients with depression?



A. Misattributions regarding stimuli

B. Hopelessness regarding meaning of stimuli

C. Automatic negative thoughts towards the stimuli

D. Attentional bias toward potentially threatening stimuli

E. Lack of awareness of physiological responses to stimuli



That is the insula - ANSWERIn the labeled coronal section of human cortex below, what label
indicates the insula?



A. Clench a fist - ANSWERWhich of the following instructions can enhance hypoactive deep tendon
reflexes in a leg?



A. Clench a fist

B. Elevate an arm

C. Stare at a distant object

D. Think of moving a limb

E. Sensory stimulation of the opposite limb



E. CV disease - ANSWERWhat is the leading case of death in persons with severe mental illness?

A. Cancer

B. Suicide

C. DM

D. Accidents

E. CV disease



B. Topiramate - ANSWERWhich of the following medications is most effective for migraine
prophylaxis?

A. Sumatriptan

B. Topiramate

,C. Prozac

D. Cymbalta

E. Naproxen



B. Methylation - ANSWERWhich of the following epigenetic mechanisms inhibits the transcriptional
machinery from accessing DNA and thus leads to decreased gene transcription?

A. Acetylation

B. Methylation

C. Demethylation

D. Histone modicitation

E. Chromatin remodeling



C. Lewy body disease - ANSWERPatients with which of the following neurocognitive disorders are
more likely to develop severe extrapyramidal side effects from antipsychotic medications?

A. Prion disease

B. Alzheimers disease

C. Lewy body disease

D. Cerebrovascular disease

E. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration



C. Meds overuse - ANSWERWhich of the following is the strongest risk factor of chronic daily
headache in adults?

A. Obesity

B. Depression

C. Meds overuse

D. Low socioeconomic status

E. Older age of onset of headaches



E. Glycine - ANSWERWhich of the following neurotransmitters is predominantly inhibitory

A. Norepinephrine

B. Glutamate

C. Dopamine

, D. Tyrosine

E. Glycine



E. Ascending reticular activating system - ANSWERMaintenance of wakefulness is dependent on
which of the following areas of the brain?

A. Oral pontine

B. Midbrain tegmentum

C. Posterior hypothalamus

D. Anterior cingulate parietal cortex

E. Ascending reticular activating system



C. Intense fear of gaining weight - ANSWERWhich of the following signs or symptoms is necessary to
make a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa?

A. Amenorrhea

B. Perfectionistic behaviors

C. Intense fear of gaining weight

D. Body mass index less than 20

E. A subjective feeling of loss of control while eating



B. Abstraction - ANSWERWhen a child reaches the stage of formal operations, which of the following
is a new cognitive capacity gained?

A. Centration

B. Abstraction

C. Reversibility

D. Ecocentrism

E. Object permanance



E. Prader-Willi - ANSWER25yo, hx developmental delays, presents for eval of anger outbursts. Prior
karyotyping has demonstrated a microdeletion of genetic material. This finding is most likely to be
seen in which of the following disorders?

A. Phenylketonuria

B. Down syndrome

C. Tuberous sclerosis

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